Apartment fire with electrical arcing in Wichita, Wichita KS
Fire & ArsonRadio traffic from a response to an apartment fire near East Hereford Street in Wichita. Crews report visible flames at a single-story four-plex, engines and truck companies on scene, water supply and multiple attack lines established, and search teams operating. Dispatch notes electrical arcing in a front room and involvement of utilities; crews discuss pulling meters and checking for basement involvement. No injuries or evidence of arson are mentioned.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Tac 1-7
07:23
Transcript:
00:00
Unit 10 Ratt to the apartment fire 24 24 East here is street. I call authority advised roommates at the Olivia 1-1-1-fire operating on attack one on arrival. Squad 11's on scene. We have fire showing off the side. We'll be fire-attacked on a 4-plex single story. 11-0-teen. We've got a fire showing on a single-story 4-plex.
00:29
Injavee fire attack. 2ndi is on 2. Fire attack. The engine 22 is on scene. I'll be water supply in a national command. We've got an engine 11, squad 11 on fire attack. That's off scene. Got you.
00:58
Your water supply, engine 11, squad 11 fire attack. Engine 2. Engine 2, here's second line. You're adjacent. Engine 2, second line adjacent. Engine 2, second line adjacent.
01:28
Change 5 comes stretching back upline. Backup line. Backup line. I have Mnge 11. Cool. All the side, this, uh, Charlottyside doors, been vented. On the, uh, it's going to be the Bravo One apartment. Also got some fire pavement.
01:57
Back here on this lunch goal. We'll get everybody coming. Truck two's here to be bent. Fitz OV. Got you truck two. Tell me if we got a basement on this, if it's partial or if there's any at all.
02:24
Jumping engine, you ready for water? Send the water. No basement chief, but it looks like we got a utility rail stairs and we'll pop it. Do have a low green.
02:43
Anymore? I understand. Utility, low grade. Change and eyes on scene. Charge that second line whenever you can. Rescue wants on your side.
03:07
Engine 9, come stage on the alpha side, you're going to be RIT. Waters come to the second line and water supply established. Okay, three else. Safety, Kobe.
03:29
on the adjacent. 29, you copy your assignment. 10 4, Rick. Command, front of the tracks. We're getting fire. I'll get the water on fire. 10.4.
03:56
Looking pretty good from my vantage point. Ingen 2 is your line in the, which exposure is your line in? Engine 2, 2nd line. The delta exposure is your line. 104.
04:24
If you need to put a line in service in Bravo 1, go ahead, you can put in a Bravo 1 exposure. We're 2 in 4 on that, charging our line right now. Command, fire crack. We'll check a number of people in fire here.
04:48
We're talking about people inside fire attack. The only people ought to be inside is in your apartment is fire attack, which is you guys, Station 11, and search. We have primary off layer. We all got Archie. Just get his address. Command truck's a head for himself.
05:14
What time was here? We're in a fire attack. So you're aware we got some uh central arcing in this front room and directing crews that are done out of my area. Understand you have arcing in the front room.
05:42
You need me to do alerting tones? Now, if I can pull the meter, it'll be great. You get some people out of here. Fitts evaluate that and let me know. I just told earlier that the utilities were involved with fire earlier. If you can't do it, you can't do it. Let me know. All the breakers are off. I can start pulling the meters.
06:11
Did you notice any fire impingement or damage when you made your lap earlier? Attack search? Is there still arcing going on in that front room? All the breakers have been secured. 10-4[1]. Understand you still have arcing. Let me know, Fitz, whether or not they're pullable or not.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Okay
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Location mentioned:
Near N Kansas St, Wichita, KS 67214
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